. 2022 Apr 15;13(4):338–357. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v13.i4.338

Table 2.

Comparison of cardiac ultrasound results between control and streptozotocin injection groups in left ventricular end diastolic diameter, left ventricular end systolic diameter, left ventricular ejection fraction, and fraction shortening

Group	n	LVEDD (mm)	LVESD (mm)	LVEF (%)	LVFS (%)
Control	10	2.9 ± 0.4	0.95 ± 0.3	82 ± 2.1	67 ± 2.9
STZ	10	3.6 ± 0.3^a	0.81 ± 0.5^a	69 ± 3.2^b	48 ± 1.8^c

Compared with the control group:

P < 0.05.

P < 0.01.

P < 0.001.

STZ: Streptozotocin; LVEDD: Left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVESD: Left ventricular end systolic diameter; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; LVFS: Left ventricular fraction shortening.